Rickey Parkey
Appearance
Rickey Parkey | |
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Born | Rickey Parkey November 7, 1956 Morristown, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | April 7, 2024 | (aged 67)
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 42 |
Wins | 22 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 20 |
Ricky Parkey (November 7, 1956 – April 7, 2024) was an American professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1986 to 1987.
Professional career[edit]
Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986.[1] He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout.[2] He retired in 1994.
Parkey died on April 7, 2024, at the age of 67.[3]
Professional boxing record[edit]
42 fights | 22 wins | 20 losses |
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By knockout | 16 | 11 |
By decision | 6 | 9 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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42 | Loss | 22–20 | TKO | 4 | 07/05/1994 | |||
41 | Loss | 22–19 | PTS | 6 | 22/04/1994 | |||
40 | Loss | 22–18 | TKO | 5 | 05/02/1994 | |||
39 | Loss | 22–17 | PTS | 8 | 24/06/1993 | |||
38 | Loss | 22–16 | KO | 3 | 20/03/1993 | |||
37 | Loss | 22–15 | UD | 10 | 27/02/1993 | |||
36 | Loss | 22–14 | TKO | 5 | 24/10/1992 | |||
35 | Loss | 22–13 | PTS | 8 | 02/10/1992 | |||
34 | Loss | 22–12 | MD | 8 | 01/08/1992 | |||
33 | Loss | 22–11 | TKO | 10 | 10/04/1992 | |||
32 | Loss | 22–10 | KO | 8 | 04/04/1992 | |||
31 | Loss | 22–9 | RTD | 8 | 07/11/1991 | WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. | ||
30 | Win | 22–8 | TKO | 6 | 07/12/1990 | Won WBF Cruiserweight Title | ||
29 | Win | 21–8 | KO | 5 | 16/11/1990 | |||
28 | Loss | 20–8 | KO | 7 | 12/08/1988 | USBA Cruiserweight Title. | ||
27 | Loss | 20–7 | TKO | 1 | 09/03/1988 | |||
26 | Loss | 20–6 | KO | 10 | 31/10/1987 | |||
25 | Loss | 20–5 | TKO | 3 | 15/05/1987 | Lost IBF cruiserweight title, for WBA cruiserweight title | ||
24 | Win | 20–4 | TKO | 12 | 28/03/1987 | Retained IBF cruiserweight title | ||
23 | Win | 19–4 | TKO | 10 | 25/10/1986 | Won IBF cruiserweight title | ||
22 | Win | 18–4 | TKO | 7 | 28/01/1986 | |||
21 | Win | 17–4 | UD | 12 | 10/09/1985 | WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. | ||
20 | Loss | 16–4 | UD | 10 | 18/06/1985 | |||
19 | Win | 16–3 | TKO | 1 | 23/04/1985 | |||
18 | Win | 15–3 | TKO | 1 | 11/12/1984 | |||
17 | Win | 14–3 | SD | 10 | 30/10/1984 | |||
16 | Loss | 13–3 | PTS | 12 | 11/09/1984 | USBA Cruiserweight Title. | ||
15 | Win | 13–2 | KO | 1 | 20/05/1984 | |||
14 | Win | 12–2 | PTS | 8 | 11/01/1984 | |||
13 | Win | 11–2 | UD | 8 | 15/11/1983 | |||
12 | Win | 10–2 | PTS | 8 | 25/06/1983 | |||
11 | Win | 9–2 | KO | 3 | 26/05/1983 | |||
10 | Win | 8–2 | KO | 4 | 12/03/1983 | |||
9 | Win | 7–2 | KO | 4 | 04/02/1983 | |||
8 | Loss | 6–2 | PTS | 8 | 13/01/1983 | |||
7 | Win | 6–1 | PTS | 6 | 08/01/1983 | |||
6 | Win | 5–1 | KO | 4 | 16/10/1982 | |||
5 | Win | 4–1 | KO | 3 | 27/08/1982 | |||
4 | Win | 3–1 | KO | 1 | 08/07/1982 | |||
3 | Loss | 2–1 | PTS | 6 | 30/01/1982 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | KO | 5 | 27/11/1981 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | KO | 2 | 24/10/1981 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "PARKEY KNOCKS OUT MURPHY FOR CROWN". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1986. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Evander Holyfield's handlers appear to have as many options..." United Press International. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Rickey Parkey". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Rickey Parkey from BoxRec (registration required)